Cast
Left to right: Bruce Willis in 2010 and Alan Rickman in 2009. Willis and Rickman play protagonist John McClane and antagonist Hans Gruber respectively.- Bruce Willis as John McClane
- Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber, the leader of the terrorists
- Alexander Godunov as Karl, Hans' main henchman
- Bonnie Bedelia as Holly Gennaro-McClane, John's estranged wife
- Reginald VelJohnson as Sgt. Al Powell
- Paul Gleason as Dwayne T. Robinson, the Deputy Chief of Police
- De'voreaux White as Argyle, the limousine driver
- William Atherton as Richard Thornburg, a reporter
- Hart Bochner as Harry Ellis, Nakatomi executive
- James Shigeta as Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi, Nakatomi head executive
Additional cast include Hans' henchmen: Bruno Doyon as Franco, Andreas Wisniewski as Tony, Karl's brother, Clarence Gilyard as Theo, Joey Plewa as Alexander, Lorenzo Caccialanza as Marco, Gerard Bonn as Kristoff, Dennis Hayden as Eddie, Al Leong as Uli, Gary Roberts as Heinrich, Hans Buhringer as Fritz, and Wilhelm von Homburg as James. Robert Davi and Grand L. Bush appear as FBI Agents Big Johnson and Little Johnson respectively, and Taylor Fry and Noah Land cameo as McClane's children Lucy McClane and John Jr..
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